You can’t stop offenses from happening, but you have to continually release the hurts rather than dwell on what someone said or did. If you hold on to that offense, it’s going to keep you living in yesterday and keep you from reaching forward. Forgiveness and letting go should be a continual thing.

Gospel Corner

07/01/25

Joel Osteen Ministries

Today’s Word
Today’s Scripture
One thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead.
Philippians 3:13, NKJV

Continual Forgiveness
We all have opportunities to get upset and be offended. A coworker is rude, someone cuts you off in traffic, or a friend leaves you out. It’s easy to get sour, try to pay people back, or hold a grudge. We don’t realize that’s poisoning our life. That offense is like a toxin.

It’s not affecting the other person; it’s souring our joy, taking our peace. The apostle Paul had all kinds of opportunities to live offended. Religious leaders lied about him, some coworkers walked away, others turned against him. But Paul had a system of release. He said, “One thing I’m good at is letting things go, not taking the offense, not dwelling on what happened yesterday. I put all my energies into reaching to what’s up ahead.”

You can’t stop offenses from happening, but you have to continually release the hurts rather than dwell on what someone said or did. If you hold on to that offense, it’s going to keep you living in yesterday and keep you from reaching forward. Forgiveness and letting go should be a continual thing.

A Prayer for Today
“Father, thank You for the freedom that comes as I let go of the offenses and negative baggage from the past. Thank You that I can treat those things as dead and buried and focus all my energy on moving forward. Help me become an expert at forgiving. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.”

Jesus was the apple of God’s eye. He was God’s darling Son, His infinite joy and delight.

Yet, God gave Jesus up for you. That’s how much God loves you.

Just think about it: If you knew you could save a dying person by giving up something precious to you, would you go as far as to give up your only child whom you dearly love for that person?

Yet, that is exactly what God did to save you. Jesus, His beloved Son, died on the cross to cleanse you, heal you, and redeem you—spirit, soul, and body! That is how precious you are to God!